Culture & Society in the 8th century BC

23 sourced entries, 776 BCE to 700 BCE, oldest first. Also see Culture & Society across every century or everything else in the 8th century BC.

• 776 BCE776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus (of the 1st century BC). The games would continue to 394 AD. The Olympiad year would later be used by historians to reckon dates in a unified fashion where different Greek calendar systems were in use.source
• 752 BCE752 BC—Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses, following the Rape of the Sabine Women. He celebrates a further triumph later in the year over the Antemnates.source
• 752 BCE752 BC—Diocles of Messenia won the seventh Ancient Olympic Games.source
• 750 BCEc. 750 BC – 700 BC—Funerary Vase (Krater), from the Dipylon Cemetery, Athens, is made. Attributed to the Hirschfield workshop. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.source
• 750 BCEc. 750 BC—Man and Centaur, perhaps from Olympia, is made. It is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.source
• 750 BCE750 BC—Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome, holds the first Roman triumph to celebrate a military victory following the Rape of the Sabine Women.source
• 748 BCE748 BC – Anticles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the eighth Olympic Games.source
• 746 BCE746 BC – Founding of Rome according to Livy's ab urbe conditasource
• 744 BCE744 BC – Xenocles of Messenia wins the stadion race at the ninth Olympic Games.source
• 740 BCE740 BC – Dotades of Messenia wins the stadion race at the tenth Olympic Games.source
• 736 BCE736 BC—Leochares of Messenia wins the stadion race at the eleventh Olympic Games.source
• 732 BCE732 BC—Oxythemis of Cleonae/Coroneia wins the stadion race at the twelfth Olympic Games.source
• 724 BCE724 BC: The diaulos footrace introduced at the Olympics.source
• 720 BCE720 BC—The "dolichos" footrace is introduced at the Olympics.source
• 720 BCE720 BC—Orsippus of Megara wins the stadion race at the 15th Olympic Games.source
• 716 BCE716 BC—Pythagoras of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 16th Olympic Games.source
• 712 BCE712 BC—Polus of Epidaurus wins the stadion race at the 17th Olympic Games.source
• 708 BCE708 BC—Tellis of Sicyon wins the stadion race at the 18th Olympic Games.source
• 706 BCE706 BC—The Assyrian royal court is moved to Dur-Sharrukin.source
• 704 BCE704 BC—Menos of Megara wins the stadion race at the 19th Olympic Games.source
• 700 BCE700 BC—End of the Villanovan culture in northern Italy and rise of the Etruscan civilization.source
• 700 BCE700 BC—Atheradas of Laconia wins the stadion race at the 20th Olympic Games.source
• 700 BCEc. 700 BC—Hesiod writes "Theogony".source